Rush Hostessing?

ADPi767 · #1 03-28-2011, 11:54 PM

So I'm a rush hostess for the coming year for a fraternity and I was wondering if anyone had any tips on what I should do/ how I can help to make this an awesome rush for the guys
I love them all so much and want to do everything I can to help
any advice would be awesome

knight_shadow · #2 03-29-2011, 01:31 AM

I've never heard of a rush hostess. Is that like a sweetheart-in-training?

TSteven · #3 03-29-2011, 07:12 PM

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Originally Posted by knight_shadow

I've never heard of a rush hostess. Is that like a sweetheart-in-training?

"These are our name-tag hostesses, Mandy Pepperidge and Babs Jansen."

prettyv · #4 03-29-2011, 01:37 AM

Some campuses the men invite women to their rush events. They just help attract guys to rush events, chat them up and give guys their impression on the rushees.

The best advice I can give you: Remind yourself every single day that you are not in their fraternity. This is not your recruitment. You do not get a vote, and though your opinion may count (depending on the campus), it's not up to you who gets in. It's also not up to you to critique their rush or get overly involved. Just tell the rush chair you're really excited/happy/honored/whatever and let them tell you what to do.

AGDee · #5 03-29-2011, 07:00 AM

33girl · #6 03-29-2011, 12:04 PM

It's recommendation, not outright barring. If her school's Panhel hasn't outlawed it she can still do it.

I'm more interested in the thing above that. Do they mean Rho Chis shouldn't be in the room or next to the rushees when they're sigining their cards? What if they have questions? I would hope that there are enough advisors there to help them out.

Amy Kates · #7 03-29-2011, 03:21 PM

Seems like a good idea to be educated, none the less. Some NPC groups require their members/chapters to follow NPC Resoutions regardless of whether their College Panhellenic has adopted them as policy.

The resolution regarding bid signing means exactly that. It is in reaction to several cases of undue influencing of PNMs. Questions can be asked at any time and should be prior to private time to fill out and sign the MRABA.

33girl · #8 03-29-2011, 07:23 PM

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Seems like a good idea to be educated, none the less. Some NPC groups require their members/chapters to follow NPC Resoutions regardless of whether their College Panhellenic has adopted them as policy.

But the resolution doesn't outright bar anyone from doing anything. It "recommends" and "encourages." If NPC doesn't want women to do it, they need to word it thusly: "Each College Panhellenic shall prohibit its members from participation in men's recruitment events and alter their bylaws to reflect same."

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The resolution regarding bid signing means exactly that. It is in reaction to several cases of undue influencing of PNMs. Questions can be asked at any time and should be prior to private time to fill out and sign the MRABA.

I would hope that either 1) the PNMs are extremely well educated prior to the day as to EVERYTHING that can come up regarding bid card signing (i.e. suiciding, putting one group down doesn't make the computer toss you out, if you put them down you're bound to them etc) - better yet put it in writing and give them a sheet when they walk in, like many polling places did when they switched from paper ballots or 2) there's a regional Panhel rep or someone extremely well versed in the procedure for them to ask questions of when they come to sign...because you know that sometimes you don't think of something until it's at hand.

Good intentions, and I also don't like the idea of signing a card with your Rho Chi hovering over you, but I have a horrid vision of this going too far and a school with a male GA who doesn't know squat about NPC rush being the only one they can ask and mass mayhem resulting.

Drolefille · #9 03-29-2011, 08:43 PM

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But the resolution doesn't outright bar anyone from doing anything. It "recommends" and "encourages." If NPC doesn't want women to do it, they need to word it thusly: "Each College Panhellenic shall prohibit its members from participation in men's recruitment events and alter their bylaws to reflect same."

I'm fairly certain the NPC cannot prohibit that. A strongly worded recommendation is probably all that is enforceable legally or otherwise.

AGDee · #10 03-29-2011, 08:39 PM

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Originally Posted by 33girl

It's recommendation, not outright barring. If her school's Panhel hasn't outlawed it she can still do it.

I'm more interested in the thing above that. Do they mean Rho Chis shouldn't be in the room or next to the rushees when they're sigining their cards? What if they have questions? I would hope that there are enough advisors there to help them out.

Yep. I was just sharing because this is fairly recent.

Given how long it has taken to move to completely "no frills" recruitment...we'll see how many campuses adopt it.

I would hope the implementation of the last one would look like this:

PNMs meet with Rho Chis prior to the actual signing but go into a room alone or something to actually fill it out and sign it.

ThetaPrincess24 · #11 03-29-2011, 08:53 PM

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Yep. I was just sharing because this is fairly recent.

Given how long it has taken to move to completely "no frills" recruitment...we'll see how many campuses adopt it.

I would hope the implementation of the last one would look like this:

PNMs meet with Rho Chis prior to the actual signing but go into a room alone or something to actually fill it out and sign it.

My campus at EKU where I advise is putting these new recommendations in their constitution & bylaws next month and will go in to effect this fall. In fact, it's already being observed (at least by Theta) eventhough it isnt formally in rules yet.

DeltaBetaBaby · #12 03-29-2011, 10:25 PM

I really think the issue is that the FRATERNITIES could get in trouble, and possibly lose their single-sex status. I would guess that most NIC fraternities have policies against this, and the NPC put this out there just to support them.

prettyv · #13 03-29-2011, 11:59 PM

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I really think the issue is that the FRATERNITIES could get in trouble, and possibly lose their single-sex status. I would guess that most NIC fraternities have policies against this, and the NPC put this out there just to support them.

Our IFC has rush hostesses written into their bylaws and everything... I'm not sure how IFC/NIC interact, but I assume they wouldn't have official policies about it against nationals...?

Drolefille · #14 03-30-2011, 12:22 AM

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Our IFC has rush hostesses written into their bylaws and everything... I'm not sure how IFC/NIC interact, but I assume they wouldn't have official policies about it against nationals...?

Yeah if they're concerned I suspect they'd make their own policies.

And it's not like restricting NPC women somehow removes ALL potential women from being involved.

I suspect it's primarily due to the negative perception of hostesses - whether rightly earned or not.